Monitoring at a state level

Trauma system monitoring is conducted on the moderate to critically injured patients (ISS >12) who are treated by NSW trauma services using the NSW Collector Trauma Registry (data) and on an ‘ad hoc’ case by case basis as reported to NSW ITIM by any of the NSW trauma services.

Trauma deaths are reviewed by committees at the trauma services and Local Health District trauma committees. Possibly preventable and preventable deaths are to be notified to NSW ITIM for review at the ITIM Clinical Review Committee.

NSW ITIM provides a liaison service for the NSW trauma services in obtaining the post mortem reports from the NSW Coroner, Department of Forensic Medicine, as requested.

Trauma case issues are followed up with the different agencies to obtain full input and information for review of the case and the outcomes are notified to the reporting trauma service.